Kansas City Star: No more ‘outdated caricatures’: KC Ballet will alter Chinese dance in ‘Nutcracker’
No more ‘outdated caricatures’: KC Ballet will alter Chinese dance in ‘Nutcracker’
Seattle Times: PNB’s efforts to tone down stereotypes in ‘The Nutcracker’ show how dance evolves
Many of us grew up watching some version of the “Nutcracker” ballet at holiday time, thrilled as young heroine Clara traveled to a magical land, where she was treated to a colorful array of dances ...
PNB’s efforts to tone down stereotypes in ‘The Nutcracker’ show how dance evolves
“The Nutcracker is a blessing and a curse,” says Chris Takashima. “We call it a beast.” She’s not talking casting or choreography—it’s the costuming that makes her head spin faster than a dancer doing ...
“The Nutcracker,” on stage somewhere near you during the holiday season, counts among its second act “Land of the Sweets” dances a perky flute-saturated Tchaikovsky variation properly called “Tea” but ...
Times-Standard: Dance Review | North Coast Dance’s ‘Nutcracker’ returns to lift holiday spirits